Osvalda Giardi Explained

National Team:	Italy 23 (1954-1966)^[1]
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	High jump Pentathlon
Club:	Cus Pisa
Birth Date:	1932 12, df=yes
Birth Place:	Pisa, Italy
Pb:	High jump: 1.67 m (1962) Pentathlon: 3890 pt (1964)
Country:	Italy

Osvalda Giardi (19 December 1932 – 1 July 2019)^[2] was an Italian high jumper and pentathlete.

She won 10 titles at the Italian national championship,^[3] and was ranked at number 25 on the IAAF world leading list in 1957, with 1.63 m established in Bologna on 14 September.^[4]

Biography

Osvalda Giardi had a twelve year long career, appearing 23 times for the Italian national team from 1954 to 1966.^[5]

National records

• High jump: 1.67 m ( Bergamo, 23 September 1962) - holder until 28 June 1969

National titles

• 8 wins in High jump (1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966)
• 2 wins in Pentathlon (1956, 1964)

See also

• Women's high jump Italian record progression

Notes and References

1. Web site: Annuario FIDAL 2010. altervista.org. it. 28 August 2022.
2. Web site: Sport, muore ex pluricampionessa italiana . www.quinewspisa.it . it . 2019-07-03.
3. Web site: "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" ITALIANE SUL PODIO TRICOLORE – 1923 2012. sportolimpico.it. 16 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121224062428/http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI_DONNE.pdf. 24 December 2012.
4. Web site: Track and Field Statistics - Osvalda Giardi. trackfield.brinkster.net. 16 November 2012.
5. Book: Annuario dell'Atletica 2009. 2009. FIDAL.